All activities are available from 6:30pm–10pm unless otherwise noted.
Retro Arcade
The 4th floor will be jam-packed with classic video games for guests to play.
Sonic’s Friends
Learn about the real animals that inspired characters in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. This table will feature live hedgehog lookalikes, tenrecs!
Just Dance
Get your groove on in the Museum’s Immersion Theater.
Untitled Goose Game
Based on the popular video game, complete three tasks as an unhinged goose to win all honking rights.
NPCs
Go on a side quest on every floor.
Epic Yarns (Craft Station)
Draw inspiration from the Wooly Worlds and Epic Yarns to create fun crafts. Don’t be afraid to Unravel and start over if you mess up.
Putt Putt
Did you know that Putt-Putt was created in Fayetteville, North Carolina? Test your Putt-Putt skills at this Museum mini course!
Blathers’ Museum
Hoo-HOO! Animal Crossing’s most talkative owl has taken over the Naturalist Center. See your favorite items from the game and learn about them with some Blathers-style puns.
Skyrim, Cyberpunk, and Shadows
Realistic graphics and stunning scenery of video games have come a long way! Can you tell the difference between game and reality?
Escape the iLab
Test your critical thinking skills, follow scientific clues, and find the code to escape the Investigate Lab.
Mousetrap
Shrews, squirrels, and rats–which one isn’t a rodent? Try and answer correctly or you may get caught in the mousetrap.
Quiet Space
Unlike the survival game, “A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead”, this event Quiet Space is a place to relax and unwind.
Hylian Archery
Shooting arrows as Link may seem easy, but there’s impressive video game mechanics happening behind the scenes. Learn about these coding techniques with tactile games!
Space Quest
Enter the Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Lab and fly through the Universe with OpenSpace software, including a live demonstration and showcases of planets and moons. Test citizen science research projects that help measure spiral arms in galaxies. View meteorites, including pieces of the Moon and Mars!
Exploring Esports
NC State University Esports
Come get hands on with folks from NC State University Esports. We’ll have some consoles, some games, and lots of fun!
ABZÛ: Exploring Ocean Wonders
Discover the incredible environments and wildlife within ABZÛ, an award-winning ocean adventure game developed by Giant Squid. Visitors are welcome to watch or take turns playing as a diver swimming through diverse biomes populated by hundreds of real species.
Kirby
What animal super powers are you absorbing Kirby-style?
Genetics Junction
Genomics & Microbiology Research Lab
Unleash your inner conservation geneticist and figure out what species live in the water by fishing for the DNA shed by animals into their environment. Will you find an elusive endangered species or uncover a pesky invasive?
Threatened & Endangered: Who’s at Risk?
Field Inclusive
Discover fascinating facts about threatened and endangered species as you spin for a challenge and sort animals by their risk of extinction—can you get them all right? Find out how you can take action and support the people and organizations working to protect these species and their environments
The Art of Davey
Davey is an artist that brings art, music, and pop culture and merges them together with a dash of nostalgia.
Tabletop Game Design and Publishing
Game Designers of North Carolina
Learn how tabletop games are made! From concept to prototype to finished product in a store, learn all the roles and processes behind how tabletop games are designed and manufactured.
Game of (Animal) Life
It’s a Game of Life that’s LIFE-sized! Take on the role of your favorite animals and explore the crossroads of important life choices.
Come on Down!
You could be the next contestant in a classic television game show, but you better know your science trivia! 7:00 PM-The Science is Right, 8:00 PM-Scipardy, 9:00 PM Wheel of Science. Inside the Daily Planet Cafe